Cutlass and Cudgel [MP3 CD] [Jan 01, 2017] George Manville FENN (1831 - 1909)

IDB Productions, 2017-01-01. MP3 CD. New. From the story of the crew of cutter HMS White Hawk, this is a narrative of handling contrabands in the 19th century outside the shore of Wessex. The midshipman of the cutter is taken captive by the bootleggers and is aided by a pheasant, son of a few of the bootleggers. His alliance is foully snubbed, the midshipman finally runs away and the pheasant gets his lifelong ambition of becoming a seafarer on an Excise vessel. </br></br>George Manville Fenn was born on January 3, 1831 in Pimlico and had his final rest on August 26, 1909 in Isleworth. He was a noteworthy British author, journalist, editor and educationalist. Most of his stories were intended for juvenile adults. His last novel was a life account of his fellow novelist for young adults, George Alfred Henty. George was the third child and eldest son of a butler, Charles Fenn, who was widely self-taught, learning himself French, German and Italian. </br></br>After attending the Battersea Training College for Teachers (1851